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13 October
5:15 pm

Utility bills have increased by fifty percent since Hochul became governor, raising the average bill four thousand dollars a year

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Bruce Blakeman, at New York Governor General Election Debate (Spectrum News)

5:15 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific percentage increase and dollar figure attributed to Hochul's policies — verifiable against utility billing data and state energy records
What we foundNew York utility bills have risen significantly since Hochul took office, but the '50% increase' overstates the documented figures for most utilities, and the '$4,000 per year' increase refers to a projected future cost under climate mandates, not a realized current average bill increase.
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